- Aug 20, 2020
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Sorry about the orientation but what are your thoughts in regards to the comments in the below video..... His comments are based off of data generated from K-Vest.
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That's an interesting video. There was a recent discussion in another thread about the Kvest and the various data it shows. The guy talking in the video didn't go into a lot of detail but, to me, it sounds like he's suggesting a couple of different things. One, that hip/shoulder separation (or the vast majority of it) takes place prior to launching the hips/bat. I would have to agree with that, as I've argued here and elsewhere that good hitters adjust to different speeds by getting into a hip/shoulder separated position and then simply maintaining it until it's time to launch. His comments further suggest that any hip action involved in creating the initial hip/shoulder separation is NOT the same hip action that is used to launch the bat. I would agree with that too; in fact, it's one of the main points of this thread.
As for deceleration, I don't really like the word, as I think it mischaracterizes what good hitters do. Deceleration suggests a gradual drop in speed. When I watch the hips of good hitters, I see a very quick start, followed by a nearly immediate slamming on of the brakes. Their hips fire like a piston - quick start, quick stop (usually right when the bat contacts the ball). And the stop is usually followed by the hips moving in reverse, like they slammed into a wall and bounced off. Technically, it probably is a deceleration, it's just a very quick, nearly immediate deceleration.